Job 7:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job resolves to speak openly out of his deep anguish rather than stay silent.
What Does Job 7:11 Mean?
Having surveyed the brevity of life and the finality of the grave, Job decides he will not hold his tongue. He will speak from the anguish of his spirit and the bitterness of his soul, refusing to muffle his pain.
Remarkably, the Bible preserves this resolve to lament as a legitimate form of prayer. Job does not curse God, but he does pour out his grief before Him without varnish. Scripture gives every sufferer permission to be this honest. The Lord is large enough to receive our bitterness, and the soul that brings its anguish to God has already turned, however blindly, toward the only true comfort.
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What does Job 7:11 mean?
Job resolves to speak openly out of his deep anguish rather than stay silent.